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1) Lightfoot
Author
Publisher
Penguin Canada
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
“The preeminent account of the late singer's life.” —Rolling Stone The definitive biography of Canada's most beloved singer-songwriter, a legendary musician who helped define the folk-pop era. From the tender ballad of "Beautiful" to the historical lament of "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" to the plaintive political plea of "Black Day in July," Gordon Lightfoot's songs have inspired and enchanted fans for more than fifty years. Beloved...
Author
Series
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
With a range that spans the lyrical, heartfelt songs "Angel from Montgomery," "Sam Stone," and "Paradise" to the classic country music parody "You Never Even Called Me by My Name," John Prine is a songwriteŕ(QA(3I(Bs songwriter. Across five decades, Prine has created critically acclaimed albumś(QA(3D(BJohn Prine (one of Rolling Ston�e(QA(3I(Bs 500 Greatest Albums of All Time), Bruised Orange, and The Missing Yearś(QA(3D(Band earned many honors,...
Author
Publisher
ECW Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A former folksinger and respected radio broadcaster describes her four-decade friendship with the legendary singer-songwriter and draws from their recorded conversations—as well as lyrics, photographs and paintings—to highlight the life and career of the artist.
Author
Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Curated by a critic who knew him across five decades, Prine on Prine distills the essence of an iconic American songwriter: unguarded, unfiltered and real. In his own words, in his own time—on the road, in the kitchen, the Library of Congress, radio shows, movie scripts, and beyond. John Prine hated giving interviews, but he said much when he talked. Embarrassed by fame, delighted by the smallest things, the first songwriter to read at the Library...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Joni Mitchell painted with words. Sitting at her piano or strumming the guitar, she turned the words into songs. The songs were like brushstrokes on a canvas, saying things that were not only happy or sad but true. But before composing more than two hundred songs, Joni was a young girl from a town on the Canadian prairie, where she learned to love dancing, painting, birdsong, and piano. As she grew up into an artist, Joni took her strong feelings,...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
From the man who made a name for himself as a founding member and lead guitarist of Jefferson Airplane comes a memoir that offers a rare glimpse into the heart and soul of a musical genius--and a vivid journey through the psychedelic era in America. (3z (BMusic is the reward for being alive, (3y (Bwrites Jorma Kaukonen in this candid and emotional account of his life and work. (3z (BIt stirs memory in a singular way that is unmatched. (3y (BIn...
Author
Publisher
The Library of Congress in association with W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Description
Presents photographs taken of folk musicians in the southern backcountry over fifty years ago by the renowned ethnomusicologist, depicting both legendary and anonymous musicians honing their crafts at home, at church, and with workers in the field.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
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Language
English
Description
"Arthel Doc Watson (1923-2012) was a Grammy-winning guitarist, singer, and songwriter, high in the pantheon of bluegrass and country music greats. This picture book tells the story of a country boy, blind after born, who found music in the sounds around him and learned to play that music on his guitar. Minimal text and breathtaking illustrations pay tribute to Doc's early determination, imagination, and musicianship. Includes additional biographical...
11) Bluestone & vine
Author
Series
Publisher
Zebra Books/Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Pippa MacMillan is a legend on the Irish folk music scene. But when her voice requires a time-out, she's left wondering how - and where - to find happiness in the silence... Seeking answers, Pippa leaves Ireland in favor of a small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Turns out lovely Blue Hollow Falls is the perfect place to heal - and solitary Seth Brogan is the surprisingly perfect host. After all, Seth is beginning again too: turning...
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Presents a narrative biography of Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young, featuring interviews with band members, fellow musicians, and former lovers, and access to unreleased music and documents.
"Even in the larger-than-life world of rock and roll, it was hard to imagine four more different men. David Crosby, the opinionated hippie guru. Stephen Stills, the perpetually driven musician. Graham Nash, the tactful pop craftsman. Neil Young, the creatively restless...
Author
Publisher
David R. Godine, Publisher
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Like a long, funny letter from an old friend, an album of drawings by the legendary singer and activist for social justice, Joan Baez. Since retiring from active performing, Baez has focused her formidable talents on painting and drawing. This collection of drawings shows another side of Baez: lovingly loose and charming sketches on reoccurring themes such as politics, relationships, women, animals, and family. Each section, organized thematically,...
Publisher
Sexy Intellectual
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A documentary detailing the role that Bob Dylan played in the US Folk Revival in the early 1960s. With brand new interviews from the major players of the New York folk music scene and priceless archival footage, this release is an all-encompassing look at the early stages of Dylan's career.
15) Lucky
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Before Jodie Rattler became a star, she was a girl growing up in St. Louis. One day in 1955, when she was just six years old, her uncle Drew took her to the racetrack, where she got lucky—and that roll of two-dollar bills she won has never since left her side. Jodie thrived in the warmth of her extended family, and then—through a combination of hard work and serendipity—she started a singing career, which catapulted her from St. Louis to New...
Author
Publisher
Greystone Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Buffy Sainte-Marie is an icon and inspiration. This book is necessaryan authorized insight into the making of a legend." Terese Marie Mailhot, author of Heart Berries. A powerful, intimate look at the life of a beloved folk icon and activist. Folk hero. Songwriter icon. Living legend. Buffy Sainte-Marie is all of these things and more. In this, Sainte-Maries first and only authorized biography, music critic Andrea Warner draws from more than sixty...
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